Introduced in House — H.R. 8639

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 8639

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 30, 2026

Mrs. Sykes introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To develop a scenario-based training curriculum for immigration officers, and for other purposes.

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Critical Operation Oversight of Law Enforcement Intervention and Training Act or the COOL IT Act.

Sec. 2. Immigration enforcement scenario-based training curriculum

(a) In general

Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall, in coordination with the Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, develop a scenario-based training curriculum and certification process that immigration officers are required to complete annually.

(b) Curriculum

In developing the curriculum under subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall—

(1)

develop a scenario-based training curriculum that addresses—

(A)

improving community-police relations;

(B)

officer safety;

(C)

officer resilience;

(D)

situational awareness;

(E)

physical and emotional responses to stress;

(F)

critical decision making and problem solving;

(G)

de-escalation;

(H)

use of force and deadly force; and

(I)

crisis intervention;

(2)

consult with relevant professional law enforcement associations, community-based organizations, and defense and national security agencies in the development and dissemination of the curriculum;

(3)

provide expertise and technical assistance to components seeking to implement the curriculum;

(4)

evaluate best practices of scenario-based training methods and curriculum content to maintain state-of-the-art expertise in scenario-based learning methodology; and

(5)

develop a certification process for immigration officers that have successfully completed the curriculum.

(c) Report

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to Congress a report on—

(1)

any benefits of, and barriers to, delivering the curriculum for immigration officers; and

(2)

recommendations for improving the access of immigration officers to scenario-based training.

(d) Immigration officer defined

In this section, the term immigration officer means—

(1)

any employee or class of employee—

(A)

designated to perform the functions of an immigration officer within the meaning of the term under section 101 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101); and

(B)

designated to arrest persons under section 287(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(a)); and

(2)

any officer of a State, or any political subdivision of a State, performing functions of an immigration officer under section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)).

Sec. 3. ICE training

Section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(i)
Before performing duties to enforce the immigration laws, an immigration officer or employee shall be required to complete not less than 67 days of training.